Cat and Avalon Harbors Aug 8-12th

Fishing and Boating report.

We were out for a magical weekend of boating to Catalina this weekend. Started with a fishing tournament at Cat Harbor on the West End of Catalina and then a Sunday night Kenny Loggins concert on the East End in the Casino Ballroom at Avalon Harbor.

On the fishing side... The Ramblin' team of Keith, Tim, Gary and Ryan were part of the Calico Tournament produced by DRYC and for the benefit of the kids of the Two Harbors Little Red School House. Captains dinner was Friday night in Cat Harbor. Fishing event was Saturday Aug 8th, 2008.

We fished hard from the start of 7 am to 4 pm weigh-in. (easy time to start fishing) We fished from Cat Harbor to West Cove. We even tried the Farnsworth bank for a few fun but not big enough Lingcod. Then came over to Ben Westen Pt area. Anchored up on the outside of the Kelp for more hard scratch. Turned out the winning fish was one cove over in that area at 2:30 pm. A 4 pound something Calico. In the end my son Ryan came in 2nd in the youth division with a nice Calico Bass. Hard fishing for other three adults on board what fish we did catch were all throw-backs.
BTW it turned out that the side bet jackpot was a big Ling from Farnsworth earlier in the day. Other MDRA boats were on hand. Big Momma, Balianne, Three Flags etc

Ryan came in 2nd in the youth division in the Cat Harbor Calico Bass Tournament.

Sunday we moved to Avalon and Ryan got a lift home on Balianne. Tim's wife Rosalie and my wife Trisha caught up with us via the Catalina Express. We picked them up and then got a nice mooring. #103 with great views. Tim and Rosalie snorkeled and we relaxed and prepped for the concert. It was a really fun event and a fantastic venue of the Casino Ballroom. Even Carl and Francyne came over to attend the concert. Trish really liked the show and danced most of the second half.

We did troll down to the 277 on Monday and found more than one kelp paddy with lots of life but they would not take the MDR Sardines we had. We did see Dorado and yellowtail. No marlin sighted.

Boat and passengers are all home safe. Two days in Cat Harbor and Two in Avalon Harbor.

Here is a photo of the boat “ Ramblin’ “ in front of the Avalon Casino.

On the ride home we saw a whale that raised it's tail fluke for a nice wave before going down as we passed. Really a nice sight.

Fish Wish Granted. We all had a good time.

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